Unexpectedly.
At the western gateway surrounding the Shushan territory, Yang Xuyan was careless for a moment and was stabbed to death by Ding Ling's sword.
He died too quickly.
It was only after separating his memory information stream that Ding Ling learned he had actually killed one of Shi Zhixuan's disciples.
"Ah."
Ding Ling sighed.
He did not regret accidentally killing Yang Xuyan.
Yang Xuyan had ruined his own path, entered the demonic path, and twisted his spiritual soul. He was already no longer in control of himself.
It could be said that Yang Xuyan had already become a puppet of the Youquan Blood Demon.
Yet Yang Xuyan himself had not known.
This Puppet Art was truly unfathomable.
If Ding Ling had not also been proficient in Puppet Art, he might not have been able to see through it.
"A Void Demon Flower is planted in a person's spiritual soul and Sea of Consciousness, imperceptible to the mind. When the Void Demon Flower blooms, it plants a psychological suggestion in the other person's spiritual soul and Sea of Consciousness: they must submit to the demonic path and destroy the righteous path. Because this suggestion is deeply rooted in the spiritual soul, it becomes that person's lifelong goal.
"If the demonic flower fully blooms,
"the person's spiritual soul will, in a certain sense, be temporarily stripped away and possessed by the Youquan Blood Demon.
"This Puppet Art truly operates without anyone knowing."
Only after stripping the memory information streams from many members of the Demon Cult and combining them with his own knowledge of Puppet Art did Ding Ling accurately detect this.
He became several degrees more wary of the Youquan Blood Demon.
"The Void Demon Flower cannot be seen by the naked eye, and the mind cannot discern it. Only